Visual Studio Console Window Location

Question

Is it possible to make the console window in Visual Studio show up in the same location on screen for each compile?

I always have to move it around whenever I compile because its starting location overlaps things.

Answer 1

By default you can change console window settings per application and windows will save them for the next time when this application is run. You may change the start location by clicking right button on the console title bar, then choosing Properties and Layout tab. Then uncheck the "Let system position window" checkbox and type the coordinates you would like.

Unfortunately Visual Studio when you run an application without the debugger (Ctrl + F5) will launch the cmd.exe /c <your app> command. So changing properties on this window will also change settings for all console sessions in the system.

This does not apply to the debug run as under the debugger VS launches just the application and so the settings apply only to its console windows.